Is it pareidolia, where we see features like faces and patterns where they do not really exist, if the shape really does resemble something? In this case, we’re looking at an odd-shaped impact crater that looks a great deal like an ear. And once you see it, it’s almost impossible to un-see. The crater is just over 1,800 meters across. This scene is located in Chryse Planitia in the Northern Hemisphere of Mars.

ID: ESP_066174_2110
date: 7 September 2020
altitude: 291 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_066174_2110
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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